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Nevada Non-Resident Permit

Why does everyone hate Nevada so much?

I really got tired of stopping on the UT side of the border to "get naked" and remove my primary and Back Up and lock them in a case with magazines in another case. So, I went to Lost Wages and got my Nevada non-resident CCW. If the course in this thread had been offered sooner, or if I hadn't gone when I did, I would take it. But, I cannot even use the services of this vendor to add pistols to my NV permit.

Nevada law requires that residents apply to the Sheriff of the county they reside in. Non-residents can apply to any Sheriff of any county, but the application must be in person, the fingerprinting must be done there, and the photo must be taken there. Application must to to the Sheriff of the county in which the training took place. Likewise, adding any additional pistols to the permit (training and qualification must happen in the county that issued the permit).

That is probably why the training is taking place on a Sunday and Monday in the AM. That gives each student time to hustle over to Elko to make the application in-person as required by Nevada law.

The Truth About Nevada

Many States have legislation requiring the States whose CCW Permits they honor to have equivalent or higher standards than they do. It may not be a true adherence to the 2nd Amendment, particularly since the Heller and McDonald decisions by the nine wise ones, but that is the way it is.

Nevada dropped Utah because Utah does not require live fire qualification / proficiency. That life fire proficiency requirement is the reason Kansas honors Nevada permits, but does not honor Utah permits and I cannot find a thread blasting Kansas. The Nevada legislature did not convene and spend weeks deciding how to screw Utah, and Utah was not the only State whose permits were no longer honored by Nevada. Florida permits got the axe in Nevada on the same day.

Nevada allows open carry, but not everywhere:

Can I carry a firearm on my person in Nevada?
Nevada has an open carry law that permits a person to carry a handgun in plain view, however, there are exceptions. For instance, Clark County requires you to have a registration to open carry, and you must carry your registration with you when you are carrying a gun. Some cities such as North Las Vegas and Boulder City have "deadly weapon" laws, and you could be cited or arrested if you pass through their jurisdictions with a firearm in your vehicle.

Perhaps the Nevada Department of Public Safety or the Nevada Sheriffs’ and Chiefs’ Association decided to pull an "anti-gun" stunt?

That's my opinion, anyways.

NRS 202.3653 Definitions. As used in NRS 202.3653 to 202.369, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires:

2. “Department” means the Department of Public Safety.

NRS 202.3689 Department to prepare list of states that meet certain requirements concerning permits; Department to provide copy of list to law enforcement agencies in this State; Department to make list available to public.

1. On or before July 1 of each year, the Department shall:

(a) Examine the requirements for the issuance of a permit to carry a concealed firearm in each state and determine whether the requirements of each state are substantially similar to or more stringent than the requirements set forth in NRS 202.3653 to 202.369, inclusive.

(b) Determine whether each state has an electronic database which identifies each individual who possesses a valid permit to carry a concealed firearm issued by that state and which a law enforcement officer in this State may access at all times through a national law enforcement telecommunications system.

(c) Prepare a list of states that meet the requirements of paragraphs (a) and (b). A state must not be included in the list unless the Nevada Sheriffs’ and Chiefs’ Association agrees with the Department that the state should be included in the list.

(d) Provide a copy of the list prepared pursuant to paragraph (c) to each law enforcement agency in this State.

2. The Department shall, upon request, make the list prepared pursuant to subsection 1 available to the public.

Last edited by Kevin Jensen; 07-16-2010 at 06:24 PM.

"An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life." Robert A. Heinlein